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Table 5 Statistical test of significance, on how often the different informant groups involve in WEM collection

From: Ethnomycological study of edible and medicinal mushrooms in Menge District, Asossa Zone, Benshangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

Parameters

Informant groups

How often do you collect WEM?

P (two-sided)

Never

Sometimes

Always

Gender

Female

6 (5.1%)

32 (28.3%)

75 (66.4%)

0.003*

Male

24 (18.9%)

40 (31.5%)

63 (49.6%)

Age

Young (15–30)

18 (33.3%)

14 (25.9%)

22 (40.7%)

0.000**

Senior (> 30)

12 (6.5%)

58 (31.2%)

116 (62.4%)

Literacy level

Illiterate

10 (6.0%)

50 (29.8%)

108 (64.3%)

0.000**

Literate

20 (27.8%)

22 (30.6%)

30 (41.7%)

Informant category

Key

2 (4.1%)

8 (16.3%)

39 (79.6%)

0.002*

General

28 (14.7%)

64 (33.5%)

99 (51.8%)

Family income

Low (< 999)

22 (12.4%)

52 (29.2%)

104 (58.4%)

0.960

Middle (1000–2000)

7 (13.5%)

16 (30.8%)

29 (55.8%)

High (> 2000)

1 (10%)

4 (40%)

5 (50%)

Distance from forest

< 3 km

14 (11%)

46 (36.2%)

67 (52.8%)

0.082

> 3 km

16 (14.2%)

26 (23%)

71 (62.8%)

  1. * Significant difference (P < 0.05); ** t(0.05) (two-tailed)